devastated
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Anny Liu of Altadena was introduced to Jackie and Shadow in January 2025 — the month the Palisades and Eaton fires devastated swaths of Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The quake comes less than two months after twin quakes devastated the north of neighbouring Venezuela, killing more than 6,100 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The family of a 13-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run say they are "devastated" after being told the driver who caused his death has had his sentence reduced.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The whole block was devastated, and we all held a potluck in his honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He must have been using an Iris-message to talk with someone, but if he’d gotten great news, why had he looked so devastated?
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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